Journal box



9 Jafl- 5' 1927 A. o. ucKlUS JR JOURNAL BOX Filed April 1'7, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INI/NTOR m ATTORNEY Jam. 35 T927.

A. O. BUCKIUS, JR

JOURNAL BOX Filed Apil 17, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 IJIVVENTOR Maw Jan. 25, 1927.

A. o. BUcKlus', JR

JOURNAL BOX Filed April 17, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 IN VENTOR ATTORNEY Patented IJan. 25, 1927.

UNITED STATES l 1,615,614 PATENT oFFlcE.- f

ALBERT O. BUCIIUS, JR., OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

TO NATIONAL HALLEABLE AND STEEL a conrona'rron or omo.

CASTINGS COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO,

J OUEN AL BOX.

Application led April 17, 1923. Serial No. 632,605.

Fig. 1 is a section, on line I-I of Fig. 4, of a journal box embodying my invention, with the lid in closedposxtion; Fig. 2 is section similar to Fig. 1 but with the lid in full opened positlon; Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partl in section, with the lid in partly opene position; Fig. 4 is a front elevation with t e operating mechanism partly broken awa Fig. 5 is a section similar to Figs. 1 and 2, but with the lid partly opened and the operating mechanism substantially in dead centered position; Fig. 6v

is a section of the hinge lug and lid on line VI--VI of Fig. 5, but with the parts in position for the insertion of the hinge pin; Fig. 7 is a section similar toF ig. 6 but with the hinge pin in operating position; Fig. 8 is a front elevation, partly in section, of a modified form of hinge pin securing mechanism; Fig. 9 is a detail end view of the mechanism; and Fig. 10 is a detail section similar to a portion of Fig. 8 but with the hinge pin retainer in securing position.

My invention relates to journal boxes and in particular to boxes equipped with hinge lugs conformingl to the standard American Railway Associations specifications, and to lid operating mechanism for use therewith. To this end my improved box is rovided with a lid which completely tightly closes the mouth of the box and with lid operating and securing mechanism flexibly secured to the lid. My invention also comrises the various features which I shall ereinafter describe and' claim.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates a journal box, preferably having a hinge lug B, of the standard American Railway Association type. The lid C preferably consists 4o 0f a. pressed steel cover, and, if desired, may have secured thereto an oil drip plate D for the purpose of preventing oil, which may be thrown against the lid, from runnin out between the lid and the lower edge o? the 4.5 mouth of the box.

The lid C is secured to the box A by a housing E which contains the lid operating mechanism. The housing E has at its upper end a pair of ears 2 sufiiciently spaced apart so to engage between them the hinge lug B, and

cars and lug are apertured for the'hihge p Within the main portion of the housing E is a bell crank lever 4, the upper arm 5 of which bears successively against the surfaces 6 and 7 of the hinge lug B, as will later be described. The lever 4 has trunnions 8 thereon which seat in the semi-circular bear ings 9 in the housing E, which are open toward the lower end of the housing and in which the trunnons 8 are held by the pressure of the spring 10. The spring 10 at its lower end has a bearing in a pocket 11 in the housing and at its upper end against the arm 12 of the lever 4.

The housing is flexibly secured to the lid by a stirrup-shaped strap 13, which is welded, riveted or otherwise made rigid with the lid, and has two .up-turned ends 14 apertured for the projections 15, which are preferably integral with the housing E. To seat the projections 15 in the apertured ends 14 ofthe strap 13, the projections 15 are slipped between the iiattened ends of the 4strap 13,

and the ends 14 are then bent substantially at right angles to the lid, thus bringing the apertures about theI projections 15 and securing the lid to the housing.

To restrict the extent of movement between cover and housing ail'orded by the piv. otal connection just described, the housing E has just below the ears 2 extensions 16 against which the upper edge 17 of the lid bears and which thus revents more than a restricted movement o thelid C relative to the housing E.

To Vhold the hinge pin 3 from accidental displacement, the apertures 18 in the ears 2 have elongated recesses 19 on the inner sides of the ears, but as the outer sides ofthe ears the apertures 18 are circular and are only suliiciently large for the admission` of the pin 3. When the hinge pin 3 has been inserted the pressure of the lever 4 against the lug B tends at all times to throw the apertures 18 out oi line with the aperture 20 in the hinge lug B, so that after the pin 3 has been inserted through the ears 2 and lug this ressure will move the cars 2 upwardly and orwardly so that the pin 3 will not register with the opening 18 and instead will seat in the recessed portion 19 ings, as is shown in Figs. 3 and 7.

The lid is opened by applying force at its lower edge, which causes the upper edge 17 of the lid to heel against the upper edge ofthe mouth of the box until the edge 17 of the ylid cornes in contact with the extensions 16 of of the openthe housing, as is shown in Fig. 3. As the pull on the lid is continued the lid and housing rotate together into the open position shown in Fig. 2.

The lid is closed 'by pushing down at its outermost edge 'and first rotates about its pivot on the trunnions 15 of the housing E until the upper edge 17 engages the edges of the housing opposite the extensions 16 and during the remaining portion of the closing movement the.lid and housing rotate as a unit.

'It Will be Seen that in opening or closing.

the lid the spring is compressed by the lever as the lever moves along the cam surface (6 or 7), which it then engages, and until the lever moves around the point of the hinge lug betwen the surfaces 6 and 7. As soon as the lever has `passed this point the spring is then free to expand with a snap, closing or opening the lid, as the case may be. In either closed'or open position the spring pressure on the leverholds the lid securely against accidental closing'or opening.

In Figs. 8, 9 and 10I have shown a modilied form of pin retaining mechanism in which one of the ears is provided with a counterhored opening 21 and the other ear has a reduced opening 22 at its outer end. After the pin 3 has been inserted into the ears and hinge lug a benda-ble retainer 23 is placed in the opening 21 and is {iattened out.

by a hammer so that it will enter the counterbored part of the opening and thus hold lid, and that such connection is flexible,

which acts to equalize the pressures.

The terms and expressions which I have employed are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and I have no intention, in the use of such terms and expressions, of excluding any mechanical equivalents of the features shown and described, or portions thereof, but recognize that various structural modifications are possible Within the scope of the invention claimed.

What I claim is:

In a journal box, a hinge lug, a lid having a rotatable connection with the hinge lug, the said connection comprising a hinge pin, a housing having ears embracing the ends of the hinge lug, said ears and lug being apertured for the hinge pin, one of the ears having a recessed portion adjacent its aperture, and means including the recessed portion providing a bearing against. the vertical end surface of the pin for holding the pin in operative position.

ALEERT O. BUCKIUS, J R. 

